# 尉

| 尉 | U+5C09, &#23561; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C09 |
| ← 專 [U+5C08] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 尊 → [U+5C0A] |

## Translingual
### Han character

尉 (Kangxi radical 41, 寸+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 尸火木戈 (SFDI), four-corner 7420$_0$, composition ⿰⿸尸示寸 or ⿰𫵖寸)
* officer, military rank
* a surname

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 295, character 5
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7440
* Dae Jaweon: page 584, character 2
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 508, character 5
* Unihan data for U+5C09

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 尉 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 尉 | *quds, *qud |
| 熨 | *quds, *quns, *qud |
| 慰 | *quds |
| 罻 | *quds |
| 犚 | *quds |
| 蔚 | *quds, *qud |
| 螱 | *quds |
| 褽 | *quds |
| 鳚 |
Possibly ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 𡰥 + 寸 (“hand”) + 火 (“fire”).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wèi (wei$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wai$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ùi / ùiⁿ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wèi
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^4$
*** Yale: wèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey
*** Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wai$^3$
*** Yale: wai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wai$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wei$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɐi̯³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ùi
*** Tâi-lô: uì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: uix
*** IPA (Taipei): /ui¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /ui²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ùiⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: uìnn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: vuix
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /uĩ²¹/
* Middle Chinese: 'jw+jH
Rime :
| Character | 尉 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 於胃切 |
| Baxter | 'jw+jH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔʉi$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔʷɨi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔiuəi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔuj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔiuəi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ĭwəi$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʔwe̯i$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wèi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wai$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*quds/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 尉 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 12951 |
| Phonetic component | 尉 |
| Rime group | 隊 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 尉 |
| Old Chinese | /*quds/ |

##### Definitions

尉
* officer
* wait
* Alternative form of 罻 (wèi)

##### Compounds

* 上尉 (shàngwèi)
* 中尉 (zhōngwèi)
* 准尉 (zhǔnwèi)
* 司隸校尉 / 司隶校尉 (sīlì xiàowèi)
* 太尉 (tàiwèi)
* 女校尉
* 尉官 (wèiguān)
* 尉遲 / 尉迟 (Yùchí)
* 少尉 (shàowèi)
* 廷尉 (tíngwèi)
* 摸金校尉
* 校尉 (jiàowèi)
* 步兵校尉
* 灞陵尉
* 灞陵醉尉
* 縣尉 / 县尉 (xiànwèi)
* 衛尉 / 卫尉
* 郡尉
* 醉尉
* 門神戶尉 / 门神户尉
* 關都尉 / 关都尉
* 霸陵尉
* 霸陵醉尉
* 駙馬都尉 / 驸马都尉

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yù (yu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wat$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yù
*** Zhuyin: ㄩˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yù
*** Wade–Giles: yü$^4$
*** Yale: yù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuh
*** Palladius: юй (juj)
*** Sinological IPA : /y⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wat$^1$
*** Yale: wāt
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wat$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wed$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɐt̚⁵/
* Middle Chinese: 'jut
Rime :
| Character | 尉 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 物 (60) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 紆物切 |
| Baxter | 'jut |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔɨut̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔiut̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔiuət̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔut̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔiuət̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ĭuət̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʔi̯uət̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wat$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*qud/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 尉 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 12961 |
| Phonetic component | 尉 |
| Rime group | 物 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 鬱 |
| Old Chinese | /*qud/ |

##### Definitions

尉
* a surname
* Used in 尉遲／尉迟 (Yùchí).
* Used in 尉犁 (Yùlí).

#### References

* “尉”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 尉 – see 熨 (“to iron; to press; to be closely appressed to; to abut; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 熨).

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 尉 – see 慰 (“to comfort; to console; to calm; relieved; glad”). (This character is the second-round simplified and variant form of 慰).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* military officer
* jailer
* old man
* rank

#### Readings

* Go-on: い (i, Jōyō)、うち (uchi)
* Kan-on: い (i, Jōyō)、うつ (utsu)
* Kun: じょう (jō, 尉)、おさえる (osaeru)、やすんじる (yasunjiru)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 尉
* い Grade: S
* on'yomi
/wi/ → /i/
From Middle Chinese 尉 (MC 'jw+jH).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [i]

#### Affix

尉(い) • (i)
* a watchman or military officer in the ancient Chinese military
* A military rank.

##### Derived terms

* 尉(い)官(かん) (ikan)
* 少(しょう)尉(い) (shōi)
* 中(ちゅう)尉(い) (chūi)
* 大(たい)尉(い) (taī)

## Korean
### Hanja

尉 • (wi; ul) (hangeul 위; 울, revised wi, ul, McCune–Reischauer wi, ul)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

尉: Hán Nôm readings: úy/uý
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